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Donor collaboratives have surged in popularity over the past decade. To understand why, browse our resources on the origins and evolution of this fast growing sector of philanthropy.
Issue Deep Dives
Learn how donor collaboratives are working to address complex, global issues.
Find a collaborative
While there is no one-stop shop for all collaborative funds, these directories can help you identify collaboratives that match your priorities and giving strategy.
JustFund
With support from the Gates Foundation, JustFund provides a directory of thousands of organizations and proposals. Donors can use its robust search tool to find and fund organizations at the forefront of addressing social and economic inequities. (Paid subscription required.)
Bridgespan Group
Bridgespan empowers donors to achieve breakthrough results by providing funding opportunities, strategic counsel, and original research on the philanthropic ecosystem. The Gates Foundation and Bridgespan have compiled a database of 200+ collaborative funds.
Giving Compass
Giving Compass helps individual donors learn about issues, get involved, and give to community-led change. Giving Compass guides donors toward practices that advance equity and address the root causes of society’s issues.
Featured Research
Six questions to sharpen philanthropic collaboratives’ value proposition
Learning from a decade of collaborative philanthropy
The philanthropic collaborative landscape
The growing momentum behind philanthropic collaboratives in India
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The Power of Collaboration at a Time of Volatility in Global Health and Development
As international aid falters, communities across the Global South face devastating consequences—clinics shuttered, teachers unpaid, and millions of lives expected to be lost. Amid this crisis, philanthropic collaboration has never been more important. Collaboratives are showing their strengths, reimagining global development as more just, resilient, and rooted in local leadership.
December 19, 2025 -
The Collaborative Effect: Grantee Perspectives on How Collaborative Funds Work Best
Collaborative funds are reshaping philanthropy — but how do they work for the organizations they’re created to support? The Collaborative Effect is the most comprehensive analysis to date of grantee experiences with mid-sized collaborative funds across the United States. Led by Vital Impact, Redstone Strategy Group, and Philanthropy Together, with support from the Hewlett Foundation,…
December 19, 2025 -
Collaborative Giving in Southeast Asia 2025
This report—supported by the Gates Foundation and UBS Optimus Foundation—explores the rise of philanthropic collaboratives in Southeast Asia.
December 3, 2025 -
Survey of donors to philanthropic collaboratives
For five years and counting, The Bridgespan Group has analyzed the growth and momentum of the collaborative philanthropy field. We’ve found that effective collaborative giving vehicles offer a compelling opportunity for donors looking to give to a host of social-change issues.
August 21, 2025 -
Six questions to sharpen philanthropic collaboratives’ value proposition
Designed for philanthropic collaborative leaders and funders, this toolkit asks simple but profound questions that can help leaders navigate choices before a formal launch of a collaborative and at critical points on a collaborative’s journey.
May 29, 2025 -
Learning from a decade of collaborative philanthropy
A look at how donor collaboratives have evolved over time, and how fund leaders and donors can sharpen their strategies today.
March 18, 2025 -
Strengthening and supporting the enabling infrastructure for Collaborative Funds
As collaborative philanthropy continues to grow, donors must invest in the host organizations and infrastructure that enable collaborative funds to operate, according to new research from Ganguli Associates.
November 11, 2024 -
The philanthropic collaborative landscape
Based on survey responses from nearly 200 collaborative giving vehicles, new research from the Bridgespan Group paints a picture of the current landscape and suggests directions forward to grow and strengthen this increasingly important segment of philanthropic giving.
October 10, 2024 -
Philanthropic collaborations in Africa and their unique potential
Philanthropic collaboration across Africa is robust and complex. Donors participate in over 130 collaboratives, more than half of which work exclusively in Africa. Fueling this growth is the continent’s burgeoning prosperity and donors’ growing acknowledgment that they need to work together to forge innovative ways to take on Africa’s biggest challenges.
June 24, 2024 -
Giving Compass and Philanthropy Together launch the Collaborative Funds collection
Collaborative funds are making waves in philanthropy today, changing how donors address large-scale systemic challenges. In this new resource, Giving Compass and Philanthropy Together share five stories of how collaborative giving can democratize and diversify philanthropy.
June 1, 2024